News Linux News for Jun 06, 2006:

Linux DevCenter: Switching Back to Desktop Linux
(2006-06-06 00:15:40)
"I tried to get used to Mac OS X for six months, but when a new version of XFree86 came out and supported my video card fully, I finally switched away from Mac OS X..."

-stable: Linux 2.6.16.20
(2006-06-06 01:00:00)
"We (the -stable team) are announcing the release of the 2.6.16.20 kernel..."

Newsweek: A New Open-Source Politics
(2006-06-06 01:00:29)
"Just as Linux lets users design their own operating systems, so 'netroots' politicos may redesign our nominating system..."

Linux-Watch: Face It: Linux is Insecure
(2006-06-06 01:45:59)
"Linux is insecure. Open source is insecure. Windows is insecure. All software is insecure..."

Ubuntu Blog: The Meaning of "Ubuntu"--Explained by Nelson Mandela
(2006-06-06 02:30:00)
"I have often wondered what the best way to explain the meaning, or the feeling sought to be conveyed by the word 'Ubuntu...'"

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.17-rc6
(2006-06-06 02:55:57)
"Hey, I lied. -rc5 wasn't the last RC, I wanted to make one more, because we've had enough small changes that I wasn't comfortable _not_ doing one more RC..."

InfoWorld: Hiring, Open Source Style
(2006-06-06 03:15:50)
"I just got back from lunch with Ryan Money, CEO of HireVue. HireVue enables remote interviewing (through video) of job, student, etc. candidates..."

Free Software Magazine: Vistarization
(2006-06-06 04:00:24)
"I have always wanted to invent a new word. Not any old word, but a word that would gets used even in the deepest, darkest corners of coffee shops in Amsterdam..."

Advisories, June 5, 2006
(2006-06-06 04:45:28)
Today's security advisories: mysql, firefox, thunderbird, and seamonkey (Slackware Linux); and kernel and postgresql (Trustix Secure Linux).

HowtoForge: The Perfect Setup--Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Server
(2006-06-06 05:30:46)
"This is a detailed description about how to set up a Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Dapper Drake) based server that offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters..."

Free Software Magazine: Pixel Abuse: The Wonders of 3D Graphics
(2006-06-06 07:00:42)
"It's all over the press, and a battle will soon be joined: Desktops need 3D..."

O&O Services: Single-Sign-On on Linux using LDAP with Active Directory
(2006-06-06 08:30:48)
"This article discusses how you can integrate Linux into a Windows-based network by making it authenticate against an Active Directory server and having it get passwd and group information from Active Directory as well..."

Linux.com: Discovering your Network with Netdisco
(2006-06-06 10:00:52)
"Four years ago, Max Baker at the University of California, Santa Cruz, needed an easy-to-use tool that would assist in managing switch ports, show port usage and history, track inventory, and help with network debugging..."

NewsForge: UK's ESR Migrates to Linux and OSS
(2006-06-06 11:30:23)
"ESR Technology's computer network was based on a combination of Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows when the company was still a subsidiary of AEA Technology, an environmental and technology consultancy based in the UK..."

Wired: GNU Radio Opens an Unseen World
(2006-06-06 12:15:36)
"Matt Ettus has the sly smile of someone who sees the invisible. His hands fly over the boards of his Universal Software Radio Peripheral, or USRP, snapping them together with an antenna like Lego bricks..."

Groklaw: Management Guidelines on Migrating to Open Source/OpenData Standards Software
(2006-06-06 13:00:52)
"The main drive for a successful migration to Open Source and Open Data Standards software always starts with a clear assessment of the IT landscape, a clear vision of the needs and benefits of the transitions and continual support..."

CNET News: Lenovo Denies Ditching Linux
(2006-06-06 13:45:22)
"Chinese computer supplier Lenovo has denied a report that it is planning to stop offering Linux on its range of PCs and laptops..."

TechWeb: Reliability Survey: Windows Servers Beat Linux Boxes
(2006-06-06 14:30:52)
"Windows 2003 Server, in fact, led the popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux with nearly 20 percent more annual uptime..."

ServerWatch: Debian Security Support to End
(2006-06-06 15:15:38)
"The clock is running for some Debian users. Security support for Debian GNU/Linux 3.0, alias 'woody,' is scheduled to be cut off at the end of the month..."

BusinessWeek: Novell's Fight for Respect
(2006-06-06 16:00:27)
"Ron Hovsepian explains how his outfit aims to regain investors' confidence and turn the tide against Linux leader Red Hat..."

internetnews.com: Digium is The Voice of Asterisk
(2006-06-06 16:45:05)
"Open Source VoIP vendor Digium is releasing the latest version of the Asterisk Business Edition this week, which includes new security and voice features, as well as a new Linux distribution base..."

APC Magazine: So Does Lenovo Love Linux or Not?
(2006-06-06 17:30:59)
"It seemed like yet another brainless move from Lenovo, who hasn't had the best track record as far as business sense lately..."

dot.KDE: KOffice 2.0, The Vision
(2006-06-06 18:00:54)
"KOffice is working on its future, one based on KDE4. KOffice is starting new initiatives with libraries like Flake and Pigment that are going to be used for all KOffice applications..."

CRN: VMware CEO: No Worries About Microsoft, Linux Hypervisors
(2006-06-06 18:30:54)
"VMware CEO Diane Greene said Monday that the virtualization software company isn't worried about battling Microsoft and Linux distributors but will fight to ensure that the interfaces between the operating system and hypervisor are open..."

internetnews.com: Dojo The Mojo For IBM's AJAX Push
(2006-06-06 19:00:27)
"IBM wants better AJAX, and it believes the Open Source Dojo is the way to make it happen..."

eWeek: Red Hat Completes Jboss Acquisition
(2006-06-06 19:30:08)
"Red Hat is the world's best-known Linux distributor, but with its acquisition of JBoss, completed on June 5, it also wants to become a well-known service-oriented architecture company..."

LinuxDevices: Linux Top Embedded OS but Declining, Survey Suggests
(2006-06-06 20:00:31)
"Linux remains the most popular embedded OS, according to data from a recent CMP survey of electronics trade journal readers and Embedded Systems Conference attendees..."

ConsortiumInfo: The Emerging ODF Environment Part III: Spotlight on StarOffice 8.0
(2006-06-06 20:30:56)
"In this third in-depth interview focusing on ODF-compliant office productivity suites, I interviewed Erwin Tenhumberg, Sun's Product Marketing Manager, Client Systems Group..."

ITBusiness.ca: Ubuntu in Abundance
(2006-06-06 21:00:27)
"A Linux distribution run by a South African millionaire and based on Debian is seeing a spike in support from major vendors. Is there room in the market for more than two commercialized open source OSes..?"

SearchOpenSource: Linux, Virtualization Help GHY Meet Post-9/11 Requirements
(2006-06-06 21:30:35)
"Companies turned to Linux and hardware virtualization as means to tighten security and adhere to changing regulations..."

CRN Australia: Cybersource Wants Linux on White-Boxes
(2006-06-06 22:00:00)
"Open source evangelist Con Zymaris wants Australian PC assemblers to consider selling dual-boot Windows and Linux systems with a new plan that he claims would 'double their profit margins...'"

NewsForge: A Degree in Hacking
(2006-06-06 22:45:55)
"The University of Advancing Technology (UAT) in Phoenix, Ariz., is marketing its new Network Security program as a way to get a degree in hacking..."

Enterprise Open Source: SugarCRM's Clint Oram: "Open Source is More Than Just Sharing Code"
(2006-06-06 23:30:21)
"SugarCRM Co-Founder Clint Oram spoke about creating valid business models within the context of open source..."

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